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Holiday trips within China surge after lifting of COVID-19 curbs
Lunar New Year holiday trips inside China surged 74 percent from last year after authorities scrapped COVID-19 curbs that had stifled travel for three ... Coronavirus -
UK to require negative COVID-19 tests for arrivals from China
The UK said on Friday that passengers arriving in Britain from China will require a negative COVID-19 test after a surge in infections in China.For ... Coronavirus -
BioNTech vaccines for German expatriates in China arrive
A shipment of BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for German nationals in China have arrived at the German embassy in Beijing, an embassy spokesperson told ... World News -
How accurate are China’s COVID-19 death numbers?
China's narrow criteria for identifying deaths caused by COVID-19 will underestimate the true toll of the pandemic’s current wave there and could make ... World News -
China’s daily COVID-19 cases hit record high: Authorities
China’s daily Covid cases have hit a record high since the beginning of the pandemic, official data showed Thursday, as the country works to curb the ... World News -
Shanghai cancels auto event as rising COVID-19 cases add to economic worries
A rise in the number of new COVID-19 infections in China prompted the commercial hub of Shanghai to abruptly cancel an auto industry event on ... World News -
Guangzhou’s COVID-19 outbreak deepens as more lockdowns loom in China
COVID-19 cases sharply escalated in Guangzhou and other major Chinese cities, official data showed on Tuesday, with the global manufacturing hub ... World News -
Taiwan aims to end COVID-19 quarantine mid-October as it eyes re-opening the country
Taiwan aims to end its mandatory COVID-19 quarantine for arrivals from around October 13 and will ease other restrictions from next week as it ... World News -
China battles COVID-19 outbreaks as Shenzhen districts locked down
Most residents of the Chinese tech hub of Shenzhen went into a weekend lockdown on Saturday as mass COVID-19 testing kicked off in much of the city of ... Africa -
UK sees biggest rise in workers from abroad since start of COVID-19
Britain recorded its biggest rise in foreign workers since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic in the year to June, driven overwhelmingly by workers ... Economy -
Austria: Country mourns suicide of doctor targeted by anti-vaccine campaigners
Austrian leaders appealed for national unity after a doctor who faced death threats from anti-vaccination activists and coronavirus pandemic ... World News -
COVID-19: Japan looks to regions to mount fight as variant spreads
Japan is encouraging regional authorities to take their own counter-measures against the spread of a new coronavirus variant that has sent cases ... World News -
WHO calls emergency meeting as monkeypox cases cross 100 in Europe
The World Health Organization was due to hold an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak of monkeypox, a viral infection more ... World News -
WHO: Nearly 15 million deaths associated with COVID-19
The World Health Organization estimates that nearly 15 million people were killed either by coronavirus or by its impact on overwhelmed health systems ... Coronavirus -
China’s Xian imposes temporary, partial lockdown to fight omicron flare-up
The northwestern Chinese city of Xian said on Friday it will temporarily impose a partial lockdown to reduce its 13 million residents’ movement, after ... Coronavirus -
Humbled British PM apologizes after fine for lockdown birthday bash
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson apologized but defied calls to resign on Tuesday after being fined for breaking coronavirus lockdown rules by ... Coronavirus -
Quarter of billion face extreme poverty in 2022: Oxfam
Fallout from the Ukraine conflict, growing inequality and COVID-19 could force more than a quarter of a billion people into extreme poverty this year, ... World News -
US orders some personnel to leave Shanghai consulate amid COVID-19 surge
The US State Department on Monday ordered non-emergency US government workers to leave the consulate in Shanghai due to a surge in COVID-19 cases and ... Coronavirus -
US warns of ‘arbitrary’ COVID-19 measures in China
The United States on Saturday warned of “arbitrary” COVID-19 measures in China and said it would let some staff leave its Shanghai consulate amid a ... Coronavirus -
COVID-19 pandemic is ‘far from over’: WHO official
A World Health Organization spokesperson said on Friday that the end of the COVID-19 pandemic was a long way off, citing a rise in cases in its latest ... Coronavirus -
Explainer: What is the new B.1.1.529 COVID-19 variant?
Across the globe, several countries are halting flights from South Africa as ministers and scientists become “deeply concerned” about a fast-spreading ... Coronavirus -
UAE health officials announce new rules to limit Eid al-Adha COVID-19 spike
Health officials in the United Arab Emirates have urged the public to follow COVID-19 safety rules when they mark Eid al-Adha and have released new ... Coronavirus -
Moscow mayor imposes ‘non-working’ week amid COVID-19 surge
Moscow mayor Sergei Sobyanin on Saturday announced a ‘non-working’ week in the Russian capital as cases in the city hit a six-month high amid a ... Coronavirus -
Ready to travel abroad again? Watch out for ‘drug-resistant superbugs’: Study
Newly COVID-19 vaccinated travelers enjoying a return to trips abroad may find a drug-resistant “superbug” hitching a ride in their gut, a study in ... Variety -
Wrong to say tens of thousands died unnecessarily from COVID-19: UK minister
It is not right to say that tens of thousands of people died unnecessarily from COVID-19 as British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s former chief aide ... Coronavirus -
Tunisia enforces partial lockdown amid ‘worst health crisis in history’
Tunisia ordered a partial lockdown from Sunday for the week-long Eid al-Fitr holidays, warning that any further increase in coronavirus infections ... Coronavirus -
China reports 26 new COVID-19 cases; outbreak partially linked to Myanmar
Mainland China reported 26 new COVID-19 cases on April 2, up from nine a day earlier, the country’s national health authority said on Saturday, as ... Coronavirus -
Germany to discuss use of AstraZeneca vaccine after blood clot reports
German leaders will discuss the use of AstraZeneca’s COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday, after several states said they would stop giving the shot to people ... Coronavirus -
Boris Johnson attributes UK’s COVID-19 vaccine success to ‘capitalism’, ‘greed’
Capitalism and greed gave Britain its success in vaccinating its population, Prime Minister Boris Johnson told lawmakers in a closed meeting, praising ... Coronavirus -
UAE’s Al Hosn App updated to become official national COVID-19 vaccine registry
The United Arab Emirates’ National Emergency Crisis and Disaster Management Authority (NCEMA) announced Tuesday that the Al Hosn App, the country’s ... Coronavirus